Throwable &#39;Droideka&#39; Drone

A team of researchers from Japan developed a robot that can be thrown like the Explorer camera sphere, but after it stops rolling, the nimble quadruped unfurls mechanical legs to skitter the rest of the way to its destination -- basically the same idea as Star Wars&#39; Droideka.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/13/throwable-droideka-drone/
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